Democracy in Action

Albert W. Dzur is Distinguished Research Professor in Political Science and Philosophy at Bowling Green State University. His research focuses on citizen participation and power-sharing innovations in criminal justice, public administration, and education. His interviews with democratic innovators appear in Boston Review, The Good Society, The International Journal of Restorative Justice (where he is an Associate Editor), and National Civic Review (where he is a Contributing Editor). Carolyn M. Hendriks is a Professor and Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellow at the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University. She undertakes engaged interpretive social research that brings democratic practice into dialogue with political theory. Carolyn has published widely on democratic aspects of contemporary governance, including participation, deliberation, inclusion, listening and representation. Her recent research explores how citizens themselves are leading collective problem-solving efforts to address governance voids or to repair dysfunctional institutions. In 2024 Carolyn was awarded a 4-year ARC Future Fellowship on strengthening contemporary political representation.